Friday, 23 March 2012

Bloody hell it’s cold.

Today we’ve got our first taste of what is to come for
winter… yuck. As much as I love eating winter food (curries, soups, stews),
wearing tracksuit pants and slippers, and curling up under my doona with the
electric blanket on – I HATE THE COLD. It’s so depressing and it makes me want
to jump on the first plane to Sunset
Cove.

Sunset Cove - sunset by the pool = absolute bliss

So instead of walking 10mins to get a really good coffee, I
opted to stay more local (100m) and go to the café I used to frequent daily (that
was until the 2 great barista’s left, the prices went up, and the new staff
were rude to me not once, or twice – but three times!!)

So I walked in, and ordered a regular size soy cappuccino
(take note). The barista (I use this term lightly) didn’t even look at me, instead
checked his phone, grabbed a jug – at this point, I got distracted by the
gorgeous black dog sitting outside (cuuuuuuuute!).

Long story short – the d-bag had made me a large full-fat
dairy milk latte!!!!!!!!

The thing that gave it away initially was the lack of chocolate powder on top – I MUST
have this powder, it’s divine. Then I noticed the cup was larger than regular.
Then I noticed the open bottle of dairy milk. And he gave me the wrong change.
I’m no Einstein but I put 2+2
together.

Needless to say, I was reminded why I decided to go elsewhere
for coffee.

This weekend I plan on baking. I’ve decided to attempt baking
my own hot x buns (having worked at Baker's Delight in ye olde days, I am scarred for life and cannot bring myself to buy them from there). I’ve found a few recipes that look good and fairly simple,
so I shall give it a go. I am also dying to make Vegie Head’s Swiss chard and potato curry
– although it depends on whether I can get my hands on some chard. I’m excited
to be taking Z-monster to the zoo next week (am taking a day off) so I might
bake a few treats for us to share.

It has been am emotionally draining week for me, so I’m
planning on some down time over the weekend. I hope whatever you have planned
for the weekend is great; and don’t forget it’s only a couple of weeks til the
Easter long weekend!

4 comments:

Hey there, I'm with you on this cold snap - love the food part but loathe the gloomy factor.

About the Swiss Chard, not sure if you know that it's just another name for silverbeet which is in plentiful supply at the moment. I only realised this because we are growing it in our little veggie patch right now, so I've been looking up recipes to take care of our little silverbeet glut :)

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Late November 2011, I had a light bulb moment. I know that sounds really cliché, but I did.
I was reading an Animals Australia email which was about bobby calves and the actual process & production of milk.
I felt so angry with myself for being so ignorant, and foolishly believing that animal products came from happy, healthy animals (you know, happy cows mooing among the yellow daisies on the rolling green pastures of the high country).
From that day, I vowed to make a change in my life. L-whack (my man) & I decided to embark on the path to veganism and ethical eating. I admit that as two individuals, we will barely scrape the surface - but it’s a step in the right direction, and will do what we can to spread the word and encourage those around us to think twice. Admittedly, we are a quite a way off from being fully vegan. I’m addicted to all things chocolate, ice cream comforts me and as a coffee snob, the journey to find a soy milk has been.. well… interesting. I’m writing this blog for a bit of fun. And to educate myself. I’d like to look back in a couple of years and pat myself on the back for making such a positive improvement in my life.